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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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30 months of crap but finally done

well it's been a long haul
I started with a crudy crumpled white 92 rs and with 30 months of work i achieved this. Paint is Tangier Orange with Gold perl. Five coats of clear. Rolls Royce Black on kit and spoiler. I have picks of entire process if anyone is interested I'll post them. Let me know what yall think.
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

i like it, wheels would make a huge difference
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

i like the blacked headlight buckets myself.
by the pics, it looks good.
where in alabama are you from ?
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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It looks pretty good can we get some more pics i would like a side pic!
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Nice! Great job man. All that hard work really paid off.

You should consider adding some after market rims, powder coated black would look awesome!
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Black or chrome wheels would make it...Looks very nice! Great job!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Dothan Alabama. I'm relocating to Troy for college (only 20). I agree about the rims, but I'm trying to decide what I want. I've looked at the TTII's alot, but I also like the c5 ZO6 rims too. I know I will be going chrome, just not sure which of the two I want to go with. The reason it took so long is this is my daily driver and Ive had to do it on the weekends.

oh and here is a pic of the side. Keep the opinions coming. I love criticism, pos or neg, it gives me something to go by.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 04:37 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Black rims and some tint is my vote. almost the exact paint scheme i wanna do but I'm planning to use sunburst metalic orange and viper black. But that royce black looks pretty good. How long did it take you to prep and paint, just out of curiosity.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 05:35 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

black rims with a chrome lip
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Everything looks very good! I think some aftermarket hood would also make the car stick out. Then ya some nice rims it will be a bad lookin car!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

paint the wing orange to match rest of car and repaint ground effects in silver, might look a little sharper...

Nice job though!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

I'm with you regarding the wing. Painted the body colour would look sweet as well as the mirrors. Maybe tint the windows a shade darker. Great looking job however.
To add a nice effect and a transition between the black ground effects and orange body, I might try a 1/2"-5/8" black stripe at about the same height above the black ground effects as the width of the stripe.
That would make it black ground effects . . . 1/2" orange . . . 1/2" black . . . orange body.
It wouldn't cost much and can easily be removed if you don't like it.
Plus I favour black headlight buckets.
Again, looks great.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

looks good,but i had in mind SS hood and paint the scoop part black and black wheels with a chrome lip (i think i just cream my pants)
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Post up several of the pics from start to finish. I'm interested.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

well i deff disagree about painting the spoiler orange. It doesn't pop enough.(actually tried it before painting it black) and deff not silver gfx that would look ...off... but the striping idea was good and i am in the process of trying to get an ss hood soon.

oh and a cpl pics of process
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

some more
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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more
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

just about to finish
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 02:28 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

and the ending
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

I do really like the orange colour. It's a bold choice and really stands out.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

would look better all one color, dont like the 2 tone, but looks to have alot of time in it,
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

I think the ss hood idea would look awesome, and how about some black hockey stick stripes down the side?
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Ive grown out of the two tone look, but you somehow pulled it off!! Looks nice.

However, it had a bling factor to the paint, but the rest of the car looks too "reserved".

Ditto on the SS hood, and definately some new wheels. Maybe black with a chrome lip?
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

I'd paint the headlight buckets black, and the spoiler orange. Maybe would have gone with black racing stripes, or an IROC hood. Other than that, I likes it.

Oh! Paint the bowtie in the grill body color orange. For that little extra.
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

I take a hunting trip every year to a rural area outside of Troy. Lots of big deer there if you like hunting.

But back to the topic ... I definitely think rims would make that car POP. I'm thinking TT2's.

Great job on the car!
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Originally Posted by 1bad91Z
paint the wing orange to match rest of car and repaint ground effects in silver, might look a little sharper...

Nice job though!
No way. Leave black and orange it looks hawt!
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Old Jun 25, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

actually i have been thinking about black heritage stripes and zr1's what yall think?
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Originally Posted by gcgarner
I take a hunting trip every year to a rural area outside of Troy. Lots of big deer there if you like hunting.
well you may know merell johnson hes my roommates uncle and one time game warden out there

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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Re: 30 months of crap but finally done

Wow it has been awhile since I've been on here. Just an update. Sold the camaro and bought an 05 gto. It's been great y'all
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